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The Camel
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A hand that changed your life?
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January 27, 2013, 11:28:31 PM »
On another thread the original Poker Million final came up in conversation.
http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=633
Notice the massive pay jumps.. £1 million was guaranteed for first and that meant huge differentials between the top 3 finishers prize money.
When they got to 3 handed Duthie and Dobson played a massive allin preflop.
John 4 bet shoved with A2 and Dobbo made the call with 33.
John spiked the ace, knocked out Dobbo and took a huge chip lead which he parlayed into outright victory and a prize of a coooool million.
Duthie went onto to use that million to found the EPT and he also became a member of Team Pokerstars and has considerable success on and off the table since.
http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=64190
Dobbo would have been considered by most to be a better player at the time. But the loss devastated him and he was never the same again. And he's not had a cash since 2004.
http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=69
Just imagine if that ace hadn't come. Very likely there would be no EPT today. John would almost certainly not be the poker celeb he is today and Dobbo would have the million in his pocket and I reckon would have gone on to mucho success in the poker world.
Has one hand of poker ever changed your life?
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Re: A hand that changed your life?
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January 27, 2013, 11:39:47 PM »
A8ss > 99 aipf vs 1BigAceHole bvb in TCOOP.
Difference between 20th and 1st.
If it wasn't for me turning an A I'd still be broke. Was getting to a pretty depressing stage as well.
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Re: A hand that changed your life?
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January 27, 2013, 11:58:45 PM »
For me it was during this tournament:
http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=1150
I was middle of the pack going into the final.
One of the first hands N Oakley raised in early position.
I reraised OTB with 99.
He called.
Flop came A82 or something.
He checked I shoved, he insta called with AA.
Almost unheard of for anyone to slowplay aces like this in those days.
He owned me.
It came running clubs turn and river for me to make a backdoor flush.
And I went on to win the tournament.
I had booked a few days off work the next week to go to a tournament somewhere.
My boss phoned me up on the Monday and said "we have a few people called in sick, I really need you to postpone your time off and come in".
Emboldened by just pocketing 40 grand, I said. "I'm sorry I can't I am going to Walsall this week for a big tournament"
"we really need you Keith, you won't be doing your prospects much good if you go ahead and take this time off".
"No worries, I quit".
And I haven't had a "proper" job since.
As for N Oakley, I have no clue what happened to him. Don't even know his first name. He certainly outplayed me completely that day.
But my life would have been completely different if I hadn't quit that day. (Even if I had eventually quit - which is possible- I met my partner a couple of weeks later at York races, when if I hadn't won that tournament I would have been at work)
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Re: A hand that changed your life?
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January 28, 2013, 12:00:31 AM »
Jeeeeeeeeeezuz - that's what you call top heavy money ,,,, 50k,100k, 1mill.
Has Mr Dobson retired from poker?
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January 28, 2013, 12:01:13 AM »
great story keith
life is certainly full of small things making big differences
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Re: A hand that changed your life?
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January 28, 2013, 12:06:42 AM »
Quote from: luther101 on January 28, 2013, 12:00:31 AM
Jeeeeeeeeeezuz - that's what you call top heavy money ,,,, 50k,100k, 1mill.
Has Mr Dobson retired from poker?
He had some time at Her Majestys Hotel, I think he's out now.
Think he might be a poker dealer somewhere.
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Re: A hand that changed your life?
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January 28, 2013, 12:10:18 AM »
Quote from: The Camel on January 28, 2013, 12:06:42 AM
Quote from: luther101 on January 28, 2013, 12:00:31 AM
Jeeeeeeeeeezuz - that's what you call top heavy money ,,,, 50k,100k, 1mill.
Has Mr Dobson retired from poker?
He had some time at Her Majestys Hotel, I think he's out now.
Think he might be a poker dealer somewhere.
Ah, that would explain the sudden drop off in HM entries.
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Re: A hand that changed your life?
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January 28, 2013, 12:15:16 AM »
Quote from: 0800 on January 28, 2013, 12:12:32 AM
Quote from: The Camel on January 27, 2013, 11:28:31 PM
On another thread the original Poker Million final came up in conversation.
http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=633
Notice the massive pay jumps.. £1 million was guaranteed for first and that meant huge differentials between the top 3 finishers prize money.
When they got to 3 handed Duthie and Dobson played a massive allin preflop.
John 4 bet shoved with A2 and Dobbo made the call with 33.
John spiked the ace, knocked out Dobbo and took a huge chip lead which he parlayed into outright victory and a prize of a coooool million.
Duthie went onto to use that million to found the EPT and he also became a member of Team Pokerstars and has considerable success on and off the table since.
http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=64190
Dobbo would have been considered by most to be a better player at the time. But the loss devastated him and he was never the same again. And he's not had a cash since 2004.
http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=69
Just imagine if that ace hadn't come. Very likely there would be no EPT today. John would almost certainly not be the poker celeb he is today and Dobbo would have the million in his pocket and I reckon would have gone on to mucho success in the poker world.
Has one hand of poker ever changed your life?
It wasn't a million - they did a deal.
If they did do a deal (John still maintains they didn't), it was only done when they were heads up and not three handed.
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Re: A hand that changed your life?
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January 28, 2013, 12:21:25 AM »
(great story keith
life is certainly full of small things making big differences)
+1
Incredible that such an unlikely turn of cards changed your life in this way....
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Re: A hand that changed your life?
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January 28, 2013, 01:03:40 AM »
Quote from: The Camel on January 28, 2013, 12:15:16 AM
Quote from: 0800 on January 28, 2013, 12:12:32 AM
Quote from: The Camel on January 27, 2013, 11:28:31 PM
On another thread the original Poker Million final came up in conversation.
http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=633
Notice the massive pay jumps.. £1 million was guaranteed for first and that meant huge differentials between the top 3 finishers prize money.
When they got to 3 handed Duthie and Dobson played a massive allin preflop.
John 4 bet shoved with A2 and Dobbo made the call with 33.
John spiked the ace, knocked out Dobbo and took a huge chip lead which he parlayed into outright victory and a prize of a coooool million.
Duthie went onto to use that million to found the EPT and he also became a member of Team Pokerstars and has considerable success on and off the table since.
http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=64190
Dobbo would have been considered by most to be a better player at the time. But the loss devastated him and he was never the same again. And he's not had a cash since 2004.
http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=69
Just imagine if that ace hadn't come. Very likely there would be no EPT today. John would almost certainly not be the poker celeb he is today and Dobbo would have the million in his pocket and I reckon would have gone on to mucho success in the poker world.
Has one hand of poker ever changed your life?
It wasn't a million - they did a deal.
If they did do a deal (John still maintains they didn't), it was only done when they were heads up and not three handed.
Dobbo always denied it too, but whispers were that they took something like 250k each, not sure if its true but Dobbos was also punting a lot larger all of a sudden.
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Re: A hand that changed your life?
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January 28, 2013, 01:31:49 AM »
Quote from: youthnkzR on January 27, 2013, 11:39:47 PM
A8ss > 99 aipf vs 1BigAceHole bvb in TCOOP.
Difference between 20th and 1st.
If it wasn't for me turning an A I'd still be broke. Was getting to a pretty depressing stage as well.
Fair to say it probably wont change his too much.... currently on main event FT!!
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January 28, 2013, 01:34:53 AM »
Quote from: stato_1 on January 28, 2013, 01:31:49 AM
Quote from: youthnkzR on January 27, 2013, 11:39:47 PM
A8ss > 99 aipf vs 1BigAceHole bvb in TCOOP.
Difference between 20th and 1st.
If it wasn't for me turning an A I'd still be broke. Was getting to a pretty depressing stage as well.
Fair to say it probably wont change his too much.... currently on main event FT!!
What a sicko... pfft ill not feel too bad then
hehe
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Re: A hand that changed your life?
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January 28, 2013, 01:39:50 AM »
Lol, see his cheeky attempt to get $12k more out of the deal ? Then snap dealt when they said lets play then.
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January 28, 2013, 01:49:06 AM »
Quote from: toddswain on January 28, 2013, 01:39:50 AM
Lol, see his cheeky attempt to get $12k more out of the deal ? Then snap dealt when they said lets play then.
Yeah:
$245k and i deal
(13k more)
hahahahaha what a hero
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Re: A hand that changed your life?
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January 28, 2013, 02:43:41 AM »
Quote from: The Camel on January 28, 2013, 12:06:42 AM
Quote from: luther101 on January 28, 2013, 12:00:31 AM
Jeeeeeeeeeezuz - that's what you call top heavy money ,,,, 50k,100k, 1mill.
Has Mr Dobson retired from poker?
He had some time at Her Majestys Hotel, I think he's out now.
Think he might be a poker dealer somewhere.
Think he was working at the Western for a while, dunno if he still is..
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